Features Overview

Krista Swanson, PhD (CO + CA)

I offer Psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) to adults and teens. My approach is centered on structurally and culturally responsive psychological health care. I celebrate typical development as well as neurodivergent development. I focus most on treating the interpersonal and brain-body impacts of: trauma (C-PTSD), anxiety, depression, compulsions (OCD); ADHD, autism, barriers to optimal executive functioning (focus, organization, follow through); attention /emotion /behavior /impulse /sleep dysregulation; substance abuse/narcissism/neglect/abuse in the family: the prevention and response to gender-based violence including the structural challenges/ violence that women/girls face and that LGBTQIA+ populations face. Cultivating an integrated brain and body brings ease, flow, emotional grace, self-direction and freedom. Cultivating interpersonal and social integration takes that brain and body health further. I am here for it all. If desired, we can integrate your spirituality into your psychotherapy for a greater holistic approach to healing and personal growth.

I also offer streamlined, fun and doable-at-home approaches to parenting consultation which most closely aligns with that of my colleagues, Drs. Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson, as covered in their best sellers, “No Drama Discipline,” “The Yes Brain,” “The Whole-Brain Child,” etc.

In addition, I offer parent collateral therapy while your child is in therapy with one of our providers, parent-infant/toddler dyadic therapy and child play therapy. I offer a number of treatment models each of which draw from Drs. Stephen Porges’ (polyvagal theory), T. Berry Brazelton’s (NBAS + Touchpoints) and Heidelise Als’ (NIDCAP prematurely born newborns and compromised newborns), as well as Dr. Bruce Perry’s (NMT, “What Happened To You?”) work with children. Our parent-child therapy approach for children with diagnoses on the Autism Spectrum aligns most closely with Dr. Stanley Greenspan’s Developmental Individualized Relational (DIR-Floortime) model.

I bring 13 years of doctoral and postdoctoral level training and 33 years of neuroscience-driven clinical experience to streamlining your path. Our unparalleled network of Psychology, Neuropsychology, Social Work, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy experts coordinate to take the potential for psychological health, strength, freedom and resilience beyond what you thought possible for yourself and for your children.

Sarah Smith, LCSW (MA), LSW (CO)

I offer a human-centered/Open Dialogue, trauma-informed, and anti-oppressive approach to therapy, focusing both on symptom relief and on underlying conflicts, internalized messages, and limiting self-stories. My goal is to create an environment which invites exploration of all inner experiences-including the ones that are difficult or impossible to put into words and continue to drive cycles which can leave us feeling stuck or victimized within our own minds and bodies. My clinical work is fueled by a deep and unconditional respect and commitment towards the potential for increased freedom, agency, and life within each person; this commitment grounds my collaborative approach, which invites ease, openness, curiosity, and creativity. In sessions, we’d also incorporate whatever tools allow you to speak most freely-whether that’s talking, art, writing, music, play, or any other means of expression that we discover together.

Prior to moving to Colorado I completed a clinical fellowship in psychodynamic psychotherapy at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School and also have training in various other therapeutic approaches, including Creative Arts Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Lacanian Psychotherapy, Open Dialogue, and Synergetic Play Therapy. I work with children, adolescents, and adults, and specialize in treating complex trauma, Serious Mental Illness, psychosis, eating disorders,  autism, depression, self-harm, and suicidality. I also have specialized training and experience working with survivors of religious/spiritual abuse/trauma, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and artists navigating the complexities of creative life. I would welcome the opportunity to join you in co-creating a space tailored to discovering and inviting what makes you pulse and allows you to access renewed energy, agency, and desire.

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